Nepali Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal (3rd L) attends the inauguration ceremony of Civil Servants Hospital (CSH) built with China's support in Katmandu, Nepal, on May 30, 2009. The hospital constructed on a 27,650 square meter land under the agreement between Nepal and China in May 2001 was officially handed over to Nepali government by Chinese government on Oct. 27, 2008. (Xinhua/Chen Qiaoyan) Photo Gallery>>>

     KATHMANDU, May 30 (Xinhua) -- Nepali Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal on Saturday inaugurated much awaited Civil Servants Hospital (CSH) amid a formal program in Nepali capital Kathmandu.

    After the inauguration session organized by the Civil Servants Hospital Service Committee, Nepal inspected the services and acquired the information about existing facilities and services in the hospital.

    Addressing the function, Nepal said that the new government, under his leadership will make no compromise towards civil servants, the backbone of the government and will increase the facilities according to available source and means for them.

    He also appreciated the Chinese government for its support to build CSH in Nepal on behalf of the Nepali government.

    Expressing his belief that the hospital would strengthen the relations between Nepal and China, Nepal called for more help from the Chinese government in the future.

    Meanwhile, Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Qiu Guohong said that the Chinese government is resolute on continuing the economic and technical help to Nepal on days to come.

    Though the hospital formally came into operation form Saturday, it was providing Outdoor Patient Department (OPD) service to civil servants since April.

    The hospital constructed on a 27,650 Sq meter land under the agreement between Nepal and China in May 2001 was officially handed over to Nepali government by Chinese government on Oct. 27, 2008.

    The hospital presently holds capacity of 132 beds however, it can be extended to 500 as per flow of patients and the capacity of hospital.

    The hospital will provide a 40 percent concession on service cost to the gazetted-officers while government pensioners, non-gazetted officers and their families are entitled to receive a 50 percent discount in the services.

Nepali Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal (2nd R, front) and Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Qiu Guohong (2nd L, front) attend the inauguration ceremony of Civil Servants Hospital (CSH) built with China's support in Katmandu, Nepal, on May 30, 2009. The hospital constructed on a 27,650 square meter land under the agreement between Nepal and China in May 2001 was officially handed over to Nepali government by Chinese government on Oct. 27, 2008. (Xinhua/Chen Qiaoyan) Photo Gallery>>>

    Some 86,000 civil servants and their families are entitled to get free or subsidized treatment at the hospital

    The hospital will mainly provide service to civil servants and their families in general medicine, general surgery, maternity and gynecology, radiology and pharmacy.

    But the general public will also not be deprived of the services, the hospital said.

    According to Bimal Thapa, Director of the CSH, the hospital is disclosed to general public as it need fund to provide service to civil servants at lower cost. "This way civil servants as well as general public will be benefited with the service provided by hospital.

    In the future, the hospital will extend its services considering on those diseases that other hospital in the country do not provide, Thapa told Xinhua before the inauguration function.

    It services could be on heart disease, ears, nose, throat, eye, neurology, mental diseases, cancer, and operation without surgery of the stomach.

    Well equipped with latest modern technical equipment granted by China, the hospital can provide quality service to its target groups, Thapa said.